Size is not everything: Nuanced effects of female multiple mating and annual litter number on testes size in terrestrial mammals

Sperm production represents a costly reproductive investment by males. High reproductive competition within the female reproductive tract may select for higher sperm counts or quality resulting in selection for larger testes size. In species where females mate multiply or have more offspring per lit...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of zoology (1987) 2024-02, Vol.322 (2), p.101-112
Hauptverfasser: Marel, A., Warrington, M. H., Waterman, J. M.
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